30PPreliminary decision about development proposal

30P Preliminary decision about development proposal (1) As soon as practicable after the end of the exhibition period and (if applicable) after completing procedures for sections 30L and 30N, the consent authority must make a preliminary decision that, if the Minister were to approve the amendment proposal in the concurrent application, the authority would be likely to determine to: (a) consent to the development proposal under section 30W(1)(a) or (b); or (b) refuse to consent to the development proposal under section 30W(1)(c). (2) Before making the preliminary decision, the consent authority must take into account all of the following matters in relation to the concurrent application: (a) the planning scheme that applies to the land to which the application relates (the land); (b) the amendment proposal in the application; (c) any significant development report given to the consent authority under section 30D(6)(c)(iii); (d) any interim development control order in force for the land; (e) any environment protection objective, as defined in section 4(1) of the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998, that is relevant to the land; (f) any information received as a result of consultations carried out, submissions received, or evidence given at a hearing; (g) a matter that the Minister has, under section 30ZC(1), directed the consent authority to consider in relation to concurrent applications generally; (i) the merits of the development proposal as demonstrated in the application; (j) the capability of the land to support the development proposal and the effect of the proposal on the land, and on other land, the physical characteristics of which may be affected by the proposal;

Planning Act 1999 38 (k) the public facilities or public open space available in the area in which the land is situated and any requirement for the facilities, or land suitable for public recreation, to be provided by the applicant; (l) the public utilities or infrastructure provided in the area in which the land is situated and any requirement for: (i) public facilities and services to be connected to the land; and (ii) facilities, infrastructure or land to be provided by the applicant; (m) the potential impact on the existing and future amenity of the (n) the public interest, including (if relevant) how the following matters are provided for in the application: (i) community safety through crime prevention principles in design; (ii) water safety; (iii) access for persons with disabilities; (na) if the development proposal relates to a subdivision or consolidation of land in a Restricted Water Extraction Area – whether the subdivision or consolidation complies with the restrictions of sections 14A and 14B of the Water Act 1992 and the requirements of section 14C(1) of that Act; (o) if the development proposal relates to a subdivision of land on which a building is, or will be, situated – whether the building complies, or will comply, with any requirements prescribed by regulation in relation to the building (including, for example, requirements about the structural integrity and fire safety of the building); (p) any potential impact on natural, social, cultural or heritage values (including, for example, the heritage significance of a heritage place or heritage object under the Heritage Act 2011); (q) any beneficial uses, quality standards, criteria, or objectives, (r) other matters the consent authority considers relevant.